Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken was -3,118 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
-3,118
Change on year
down 280.7%
World rank
119th
of 167 countries
All-time high
7,568
in 2008
All-time low
-3,118
in 2019
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken in Nicaragua, 1994–2019

-2.5k02.5k5.0k7.5k1994200620191994: 8871995: 4.5k1996: 3.5k1997: 7.5k1998: 5.0k1999: 5.1k2000: 2.2k2001: 4.3k2002: 7262003: 1.8k2004: 2.1k2005: 2.0k2006: 1.2k2007: 2.6k2008: 7.6k2009: 6.2k2010: 3962011: 902012: 3942013: 7362014: 3582015: 3.3k2016: 2.7k2017: 9472018: -8192019: -3.1k

Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.

Analysis

In 2019, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua stood at -3,118. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 280.7% on the previous year and down 149.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua peaked at 7,568 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3,118, in 2019.

Nicaragua ranks 119th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,426 887 7,539 6
2000s 3,079 726 7,568 10
2010s 497.5 -3,118 3,267 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua?
Net food imports by crop - rice, broken in Nicaragua was -3,118 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
What is the highest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 7,568 in 2008.
What is the lowest net food imports by crop - rice, broken recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was -3,118 in 2019.
How does Nicaragua rank for net food imports by crop - rice, broken?
Nicaragua ranks 119th out of 167 countries with data for 2019.
Is net food imports by crop - rice, broken rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 149.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua data come from?
The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, broken
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
168 places, 5,714 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.